Brabant 1615(a) patard
This specimen was lot 1118 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €90 (about US$114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), billon patard, 1615, Bruxelles. D/ Croix fleuronnée avec les initiales des archiducs en coeur, dans un quadrilobe. R/ Ecu couronné, accosté de la date. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, billon patard of 1615, Brussels mint. Obverse: floriate cross with the archdukes' initials at the center, within a quadrilobe; reverse: crowned arms divide the date. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1614-21 at Antwerp, Brussels (shown here) and Bois-le-Duc. Some come undated. It accompanied a demi-patard (KM 41).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1,66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 42, G.H. 316-3; W. 956; V.H. 625.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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